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Links for Murasaki's The Tale of Genji

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Tale of Genji  -- the online book ordering company; here readers frankly review "Genji" (they like it, a lot!)

The Tale of Genji -- quick overview of "Genji" and its author

Exhibition Room VI -- several artistic "scroll" representations of "Genji"

All-Purpose Site -- fun site, by L. Dalby, author of fictional tale about author of "Genji": go here now!!!

Murasaki Shikibu: Japan's First Novelist -- blurb on the animated (VHS) version

Heian Japan -- four page cultural/historical overview of Heian period

Orange Blossom Special- The Wonders of Heian Japan -- several long, but excellent essays: this essays should be printed out and lingered upon!

Women in Heian Japan -- what it says

Japanese Women in the Heian Period (794-1185) -- discusses the societal position of Japanese
women during the Heian period. Includes cultural, political, and literary points

Courtship and Marriage in the Heian Period -- a paper on courtship and marriage
in Japan's Heian Period. Examines the importance of poetry and a sensitive nature in the Heian culture

The Long Sleeved People -- a paper on the costume of the Heian period court